Russia vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1935
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$388
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$172
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$1002
😃 Human freedom index
5.35
5.92
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
26
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
44.7%
🎓 Higher education
85
70
😀 Quality of life
45
23
🏙️ Population
146M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Russia ($770) is 16% more expensive than in Uganda ($664). Russia ranked 127th vs 148th for Uganda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Russia compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 94th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Russia and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Russia Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$2.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$38.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.09
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
21.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2953
$1110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1754
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$2.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$4.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$33.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6824
$4361

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs Uganda

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$698
1.68M
Kira Town
$646
317K
Gulu
$594
177K
Kasese
$573
115K
Mbale
$605
96.2K
Jinja
$562
72.9K
Arua
$585
62K
Entebbe
$558
70K
Tororo
$602
41.9K